The Four Elements

Western astrology sorts the 12 signs into four elements: Fire, Earth, Air, Water. They sit deeper than “which sign you are” — the element describes how your energy moves.

Four energy portraits

• Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius): igniting. Act before thinking; warm, direct, loves the spotlight. Down side: burns out fast.
• Earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn): grounding. Slow, practical, cares about results and texture. Down side: can be stubborn or fussy.
• Air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius): flowing. Driven by thought, words and connection; full of ideas, socially wide. Down side: floats, hard to land.
• Water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces): soaking. Reads the world through feeling and intuition; empathic, nostalgic. Down side: easy to brood.

How elements get along

This is also the most-used “undercoat logic” in synastry scoring:

• Same element: in sync, high rapport — but can also amplify the same flaw (two Fires argue, two Earths go quiet).
• Air feeds Fire, Earth nourishes Water: traditionally the “mutually supportive” pairs — air gives fire oxygen, water gives earth moisture.
• Fire & Water, Air & Earth: more tension — one wants to burn, the other to stay still; needs more understanding.

⚠️ Element theory is a fun framework for understanding relationships, not destiny. Any bond is built by real people.